Father Louis A. Rowen

Council #3670         

http://www.avenue.org/kofc3670                                                                                 April  2008

Text Box: OFFICERS Grand Knight – Joe Murray – 971-2737 Deputy G. K. - John Chiumento – 975-6474 CHANCELLOR – Tom O’Rourke - 244-2852 RECORDER – Dennis Koziol - 973-7806 TREASURER – David Gamache, Sr. - 980-2937 FINANCIAL SECRETARY – Kelton Flinn - 296-6224 ADVOCATE – John Andrews - 977-0429 Lecturer - Bill Philips – 973-6726 WARDEN – Bob Marinchick - 823-4068 INSIDE GUARD – Ernest Sardi - 985-4180 Outside Guard – Mark Sissons – 973-1288 TRUSTEE ONE YEAR – Jim Morrisard - 973-6570 TRUSTEE TWO YEARS – John Kost - 293-7864 TRUSTEE THREE YEARS – Dennis Koziol - 973-7806 District Deputy – Robert Maher – 589-1170
Text Box: Grand Knights Report I want to thank the Deputy Grand Knight who effectively ran the Council while I provided support to my daughter in Austin, Texas. She has Lupus and is currently undergoing chemotherapy which is doing a number on her system. I plan to leave for Texas again this week to help her over the rough spots. At the end of last year and beginning of this year, we were unfortunate to have a number of Brothers pass on. Most of the families requested an honor guard and pall bearers. The Fourth Degree procedures handles these requests easily. However, the Third Degree and below needed something similar. I want to thank those who signed the “Call up” sheet and volunteered to help with this needed function. Randy Miller is our Fridays After Five coordinator this year. We had a good volunteer turnout to check ID’s on May 2nd. We’ll need more volunteers in August when we man the beer truck. To volunteer, call Randy at 286-3411 or send e-mail to: Saltx3@embarqmail.com We have “Knights Of Columbus” license plate holders for sale at $5.00 each. See the Grand Knight for details.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any Knight who is sick or in need of transportation to a doctor or to get medication, please contact Brother Joe Murray at 971-2737.
 

THE HOLY FATHER’S INTENTIONS FOR APRIL

General:

That even in difficult and complex situations of present-day society, Christians may never tire of proclaiming with their lives Christ’s resurrection, the source of hope and peace.

Mission:

 That future priests in young Churches may be ever more seriously formed culturally and spiritually in order to evangelize their respective countries and the whole world.
 

LITURGICAL CALENDAR   NOTES:

 

May 4  – Ascension of the Lord

May 11 – Pentecost & Mother’s Day

May 18 – Trinity Sunday

May 25 – Corpus Christi

 

 

 

 
 
 


KNIGHT OF THE MONTH:

March

Conrad Isak

April

Daniel Flynn

 

FAMILY OF THE MONTH:

March

Kelton Flinn Family

April

Henry Oswald Family
 
Text Box: PLEASE NOTE! KOVAR The Deputy Grand Knight wants to thank all those who gave their time and enthusiasm to collecting for those with Intellectual Disabilities. All the time slots were filled by at least two people, and some even volunteered a second shift. The final totals have yet to be determined, but we did very well.                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership

Bob Neitz, a member of Holy Comforter and local fire fighter, was recommended for membership by Jim Morrisard and approved by the council.

Richard Severin’s transfer into 3670 was approved by the council.

 

Deputy Grand Knight Report – John Chiumento

The DGK wants to thank all those that attended the service for the ICON “Our Lady of Charity” on Tuesday, April 15th  in the beautiful Incarnation Chapel. It was a very moving experience with a number of people participating in the readings and rosary.

 

Chancellor’s Report – Tom O’Rourke

*  Work on the vocations is in progress.

*  Tom has a new catalog of Knights of Columbus memorabilia - Prayer cards, Rosaries, medals, etc. See him if you need anything.

*  Tom provided pictures and a report on the following:

-          Our Lady of Charity Service

-          Membership Drive at Holy Comforter

-          KOVAR

-          The Pope’s visit at the Basilica and National’s Stadium

 

Financial Secretary Report – Kelton Flinn

Receipts received this  month  included  $50 - Dues,  $378.38 – KOVAR, and $900.00 – JPJA.        Total receipts = $1328.38

Invoices include: $15 – Council 7538 for 3rd Degree, $27.34 – Bob Marinchick for Newsletter, & $39.40 to Supreme for supplies. Total - $81.74.

 

Treasurer’s Report – Dave Gamache

·         The balance in the checking account was $11,248.44

 

Trustee One Year Report – Jim Morrisard

The following  is a list of people nominated to run for officers of the Council:

Grand Knight                -           Bob Marinchick

Deputy Grand Knight     -           John Chiumento

Chancellor                    -           Tom O’Rourke

Warden                                    -           Chris Winter

Treasurer                      -           Dave Gamache

Advocate                      -

Inside Guard                 -           Ernie Sardi

Outside Guard               -

Third Year Trustee        -           Joe Murray

Grand Knight Delegate  -

PGK Delegate              -           Joe Murray

Alternate GK Delegate  -          

Alternate PGK Delegate-         

 

If anyone else would like to run for a position or fill a vacancy, please call Jim Morrisard at 973-6570 or send him an e-mail at morrisard@embarqmail.com.

 

 

District Deputy’s Report – Bob Maher

The First Degree will be held at St. Peter & Paul on Sunday, April 27th.

A Second Degree will be held in Orange – Council 13860 on May 6th.

St Peter & Paul may hold a First Degree in May, but will definitely hold one in June.

 

The KOVAR Committee holds its meetings at St. Thomas Aquinas and they are open to the public. I stopped by to see how they operated and found that they are very diligent  when it comes to doling out money. Each request that they get is investigated as to the total amount sought and merit of the request. Some requests are investigated two or three times. The bottom line is that none of the money is wasted. Some of the organizations that receive the money include Special Olympics, Breadworks, and Region 10.

 

Notes From The Fourth Degree

The Fourth Degree social held on April 6th  in St Michael’s Hall Glenn Allen, VA was enjoyed by all. Cocktails at 3:00 PM with a fish/chicken dinner menu commencing at 4:00PM and interesting conversation for the duration. Among those present were M&M John Kost, M&M Jim Morrisard, M&M Tim Hipskind, M&M Parker Northrup, M&M Gerry Gerwitz, , George Kudlow & Barbara, Phil Carr, Ed Griffen, & Tom O'Rourke.

At the March 25th meeting, 28 of the 139 members being present, the assembly contributed $500 for the construction of the Dome of the Incarnation at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Of 401 selectees, the Faithful Navigator chose Bob Maher for the Pope’s Color Corp.

John Kost conducted the recertification of the Color Corp.

Because of a presentation by a veteran’s group involved with TBI, the assembly proposed a gift of $1,500 for their facility.

The next meeting was held on April 22nd .

The next exemplification is May 17th at St. Timothy’s in Chantilly, VA.

 

Please pray for the soul of:

Charles J. Callaghan, Jr. – 4TH  Degree – Council 3670

Charles passed away on April 10, 2008. A viewing was held on April 14th at 6:30PM at the  Church of the Incarnation followed by A Mass of the Resurrection, celebrated by Fr. Gregory Kandt, at 7:30 PM.  The Fourth Degree Honor Guard consisted of Tim Hipskind, Parker Northrup, Joe Murray and Jim Morrisard. The ushers were Tom O’Rourke and John Chiumento. Tim Hipskind also presented Charles’ widow with a Resolution of Condolence from the Fourth Degree. Grand Knight Joe Murray presented a Resolution of Condolences from Council 3670.

 

Good Of The Order

Please pray for:

                Sylvia Murray,   Father Carl Naro,    Peter Colo,  Mark Sissons and his wife, Naomi,  John Cornachio,   Father Richardson,   Mark Cunningham, Jim Russo, Christopher Holet, Colette Hall,  Nat Long and the families of our deceased Brothers.

 

 

 

Meetings

Our next meeting is May 19th .   Rosary at 7:15 PM, Business meeting at 7:30 PM.

 

Third Degree – Saturday, June 7th ,  in Richmond, VA. Council #6546 presiding. Contact them for details.

 

*** OTHER ITEMS ***

 

An awards social will be held on June 2nd in the Parish Activity Center at the Church of the Incarnation. The council will spring for the chicken, while A through K should bring a vegetable dish and L through Z should bring desserts. Festivities begin at 6:30 PM. Spouses or significant others are invited. Coordinators are: John Chiumento, Bob Marinchick & Tom O’Rourke. Please let one of them know if your attending so we know how much chicken to get.

 

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Unfinished Business

The Warden asked the Grand Knight about the disposition of a request made last September by The Shepherd of the Hills Parish for help in fixing the floor in their Religious Ed room. ANSWER: When the Priest was replaced, the request was presented to a different council, thus relieving our council of any responsibility.

 

 

The following motions were acted upon at the meeting:

           

1.      At the February 18th meeting, DGK John Chiumento requested  $500 for the youth group to support their trip to Washington D.C. A motion to provide the funding was requested by Trustee Jim Morrisard  and seconded by the Chancellor, but it could not be voted on by the Council because a quorum was not present.

*** This motion was passed unanimously by the council

 

2.      At the March 17th meeting, Trustee, Jim Morrisard, wanted to amend his motion to change the amount of the    donation to the youth of Incarnation for their trip to Washington from $500.00 to $1200.00. His rationale was that the youth worked for that money by helping the Knights man the Wild Wings concession at JPJ. The Chancellor seconded the motion. During the discussion, the Warden opposed the motion since the Washington trip is only one function at Incarnation. Others include support for the trip to the Catholic Youth Conference, normally $500;  and support for  the First Communion Class with their request. This year they require about $390.00 for memorabilia.

 

The Warden thinks that $500.00 is the correct donation for the Washington trip.

***  A request to drop this  motion was presented by Jim Morrisard and seconded by the Chancellor.

 

3.      DGK John Chiumento made a motion to provide the Church of the Incarnation $390.29 for Photo frames to be given as memento to the First Communion class. The motion was seconded by the Warden. The motion will be voted upon at the next valid business meeting.

*** This motion was changed by the DGK to reflect a change in the memorabilia requested by Incarnation. A total of $227.16 was asked and approved unanimously by the council.

 

All the Proposals in front of the Council were dropped by the Chancellor.

 

 

 

 

Kelton Flinn

101 Robertson Lane

Charlottesville,  Virginia  22901

 

 

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